“It took 10 years, but the Toronto Blue Jays finally went back to the East Carolina Pirates pitching pipeline.
Now 11 years on from initially tapping into it, they’re on the cusp of seeing the fruits of their labour blossom into key contributors to a postseason run.”
Read More“What’s wrong with the Yankees?
That’s not the right question.
The answers are obvious, and the issue isn’t new. The underlying assumption is faulty, too. Just because they spend doesn’t mean they’ll win, a lesson we should have learned by now.”
Read MoreRight-hander Landen Bourassa (Lethbridge, Alta.) started and tossed four scoreless innings and left-hander Ben Onyshko (Winnipeg, Man.) contributed a scoreless inning in relief for the Winnipeg Goldeyes in their 2-0 win over the Cleburne Railroaders on Tuesday evening at Blue Cross Park.
Read MoreBacked by eight clean innings from Kaleb Hill, the Ottawa Titans got a big pinch-hit RBI single in the last of the eighth from Kaiden Cardoso (Abbotsford, B.C.) in a 1-0 win over the Florence Y'alls on Tuesday night.
Read MoreDid you know that the first night baseball game in Canada was played in Vancouver in 1931?
Or that Jackie Robinson was rumoured to be the first manager of the Pacific Coast League’s Vancouver Mounties in 1956?
These are just two of the engrossing and little-told stories shared in an outstanding new book called, “Play Ball! The Amazing Stories and Captivating Characters Who Have Made Baseball a Winning Ticket in Vancouver for Over 100 Years.”
Read MoreOver the weekend, British Columbia captured gold at the Women’s National Championship in Quebec City, while the Windsor Selects, representing Ontario, did the same at the 22U National Championship in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia.
Read MoreThe Okotoks Dawgs were eliminated from the WCBL playoffs on Monday after an 8-4 loss to the Sylvan Lake Gulls.
Read More“The ink was barely dry on the contracts of the draft class of 2025 when it was time to evaluate players for the 2026 draft.
Between 150 and 160 of the best high school players in the eastern United States and Canada were invited to Hoover, Alabama for four days for the 25th annual East Coast Pro Showcase.”
Read MoreABC and Junior National Team alum Cedric De Grandpre (Saint-Simon-de-Bagot, Que.) has been named the Canadian Baseball Network’s minor league Player of the Week after he allowed just one hit in five scoreless innings in his start for the Atlanta Braves’ High-A Rome Emperors.
Read MoreToronto Mets alum Jonah Tong (Markham, Ont.) has been promoted to the triple-A Syracuse Mets.
Read More“Competing for a national softball title was a formative experience for young outfielder Rainey Waters.
Now known as Rainey Pucci and head coach of the U15 Oakville Angels, the softball lifer is excited to return to the tournament after 37 years, this time with 13 young players eager to make their own memories on the national stage.
The Angels are one of four Ontario teams taking part in the 21-team U15 Women’s Canadian Fast Pitch Championship tournament, which runs from Aug. 13 to 17 in the Manitoba towns of Winkler and Morden.”
Read More“It was an epic series final that had more storylines than an entire postseason crammed into one game.
For one special night at NexGen Patch at Cairns Field, Western Canadian Baseball League (WCBL) fans were treated to a playoff classic, filled with lead changes, gasps, close calls and hero moments.”
Read MoreBaseball Canada offers a preview of the baseball competition at the Canada Summer Games which started on Sunday in Newfoundland and Labrador.
Read MoreThe Sylvan Lake Gulls downed the Okotoks Dawgs 7-3 in the first game of the WCBL West Division finals on Sunday.
Read More“The University of Evansville has produced dozens of pro ball players, with Kyle Freeland, Andy Benes, former Toronto Blue Jays coach Sal Fasano and former Expos infielder Jamey Carroll being notable alumni.
This solid track record is one of the many reasons Toronto Mets right-hander Nick Halcovitch committed to the Purple Aces last month, deciding to take his talents to Indiana -- the home of Blue Jays coach Don Mattingly -- for the fall of 2026.”
Read MoreCanadian Baseball Network editor Kevin Glew’s weekly “But What Do I Know?” column discusses Josh Naylor, Tristan Peters, Michael Soroka, Brian Ostrosser and Alex Rios.
Read MoreThere is a new name atop the list of Canadians on our all-time list of MLB draft signing bonuses.
In fact, five Canadians who signed last month now rank among the top 30 since we started tracking six-figure bonuses for Canucks.
Read MoreThe Okotoks Dawgs will take on the Sylvan Lake Gulls in the WCBL’s West Division finals starting on Sunday.
Read MoreLittle Mountain Little League (Vancouver, B.C.) will represent Canada at the Little League World Series set to begin on Wednesday.
Read MoreThe Boston Red Sox claimed catcher Ali Sanchez off waivers from the Toronto Blue Jays on Friday.
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